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Whole-tree Agarwood-Inducing Technique: An Efficient Novel Technique for Producing High-Quality Agarwood in Cultivated Aquilaria sinensis Trees
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Yangyang Liu, Huaiqiong Chen, Yun Yang, Zheng Zhang, Jianhe Wei, Hui Meng, Weiping Chen, Jindong Feng, Bingchun Gan, Xuyu Chen, Zhihui Gao, Junqin Huang, Bo Chen and Hongjiang Chen
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Abstract
Agarwood is the fragrant resin-infused wood derived from the wounded trees of
Aquilaria species. It is a valuable non-timber forest product used in fragrances and as medicine. Reforestation for
Aquilaria trees in combination with artificial agarwood-inducing methods serves as a way to supply
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Agarwood is the fragrant resin-infused wood derived from the wounded trees of
Aquilaria species. It is a valuable non-timber forest product used in fragrances and as medicine. Reforestation for
Aquilaria trees in combination with artificial agarwood-inducing methods serves as a way to supply agarwood and conserve of wild
Aquilaria stock. However, the existing agarwood-inducing methods produce poor-quality agarwood at low yield. Our study evaluated a novel technique for producing agarwood in cultivated
Aquilaria trees, called the whole-tree agarwood-inducing technique (Agar-Wit). Ten different agarwood inducers were used for comparison of Agar-Wit with three existing agarwood-inducing methods. For
Aquilaria trees treated with these ten inducers, agarwood formed and spread throughout the entire tree from the transfusion point in the trunk to the roots and branches of the whole tree. Agarwood yield per tree reached 2,444.83 to 5,860.74 g, which is 4 to 28 times higher than that by the existing agarwood-inducing methods. Furthermore, this agarwood derived from Agar-Wit induction was found to have a higher quality compared with the existing methods, and similar to that of wild agarwood. This indicates Agar-Wit may have commercial potential. Induction of cultivated agarwood using this method could satisfy the significant demand for agarwood, while conserving and protecting the remaining wild
Aquilaria trees.
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